Aran Island students selected for fashion grand final

Thu, Apr 12, 2012

Two Aran Island students have been selected to represent their school at the grand final of the ERP Junk Kouture fashion competition.

Junk Kouture is an all-Ireland competition in which second level students are challenged to create high fashion couture fashion outfits from old everyday junk. Colaiste Naomh Eoin on Inis Meain entered three groups and outfits into the competition and all three beat off stiff competition to be selected for the regional final, which was held in Athlone last month. Two students were then selected to go to the grand final which takes place on April 20 at Citywest Hotel in Dublin.

Abú Media hosts NY screenings of 1916 Seachtar na Cásca

Thu, Apr 12, 2012

Galway-based television and film production company, Abú Media, is this week hosting a series of screenings in New York of the award winning series 1916 Seachtar na Cásca.

Ceardlann le Patricia Forde

Thu, Apr 12, 2012

Is é Dé hAoine 20 Aibreán an spriocdáta le hiarratas a dhéanamh chun áit a bhaint amach ar an gceardlann atá a eagrú ag Futa Fata maidir le leabhair chaibidle a fhorbairt agus a scríobh. Roghnófar seisear scríbhneoir le freastal ar an gceardlann agus cuirfear scéala chuig iarrthóirí roimh Dé hAoine 4 Bealtaine.

Ardú de 7% ar líon na gCainteoirí Gaeilge

Thu, Apr 12, 2012

Tá 1.77 milliún duine sa stát a deir go bhfuil cumas Gaeilge acu, de réir daonáireamh na bliana seo caite. Tháinig méadú 7.1% ar líon na ndaoine a chur in iúl go raibh cumas acu Gaeilge a labhairt idir daonáireamh 2006 agus daonáireamh 2011.

Three thousand students expected at NUI,Galway open day

Thu, Apr 12, 2012

More than 3,000 prospective students and their parents from across Ireland are expected to attend NUI Galway's Spring Open Day on Saturday, April 28. Tailored towards Leaving Certificate and mature students interested in studying at NUI Galway, the Open Day will give the opportunity for students, along with their parents and families, to sample university life at NUI Galway.

Taster sessions will run throughout the day, designed to give a real insight into studying at NUI Galway, with hands-on interactive Science Experience workshops and tours of the campus. New for 2012 is ‘Your Career with an Arts Degree’ - a specialised talk on the Bachelor of Arts providing an insight into the diverse range of careers from an Arts degree.

Clifden Traditional Music Festival

Thu, Apr 12, 2012

THE CLIFDEN Traditional Music Festival takes place from tomorrow to Sunday and will see the town come alive with gigs, sessions, dances, and outdoor events.

Anthony Ryan named new chairperson of Galway City Business Association

Thu, Apr 12, 2012

Local businessman Anthony Ryan was appointed chairperson of the The Galway City Business Association (GCBA) at its AGM recently.

Priest group brands Vatican silencing of Athenry cleric as ‘unfair

Thu, Apr 12, 2012

The Association of Catholic Priests (ACP) has expressed its support of Fr Tony Flannery, branding the intervention of the Vatican to effectively silence the Athenry-based Redemptorist cleric as “ill-advised” and “unfair”.

‘Staring non-life in the eye’

Thu, Apr 12, 2012

“It is therefore Death alone that can suddenly make man to know himself.”

Blue Teapot’s Ultimate Movie, Music, and Theatre Table Quiz

Thu, Apr 12, 2012

THE BLUE Teapot Theatre Company will hold its Ultimate Movie Music and Theatre Table Quiz in Lohan’s Bar, Salthill, on Friday April 20 at 8pm.

Helping people manage psoriasis

Thu, Apr 12, 2012

People can learn more about a condition which affects an estimated 7,000 Galway people at a free event in Salthill on Friday April 20.

Tuam and Ballinasloe parents to be consulted on school patronage

Thu, Apr 12, 2012

The Advisory Group to the Forum on Patronage and Pluralism in the primary education sector published its report this week with recommendations which include registering the preference of parents in a number of towns including Tuam and Ballinasloe.

Learn about the fats of life at city health lecture

Thu, Apr 12, 2012

Can people lose weight and still eat fatty foods? Is it true that fats are good for our skin and hair? What is the best way to reduce cholesterol?

The Galway Fringe Festival to hold public meeting

Thu, Apr 12, 2012

The Galway Fringe Festival will take place from July 12 to 30 with a view to promoting the thriving local arts scene and providing a platform for emerging and established artists.

Rugby stars on the buzzer in A Question of Rugby

Thu, Apr 12, 2012

Local Connacht Rugby players will go head-to-head with each other in a new initiative promoted by the province.

Posts to go at Boston Scientific

Thu, Apr 12, 2012

Boston Scientific is to end the contracts of up to 150 employees at its Galway operations over the course of the next five months.

A spokesperson for Boston Scientific confirmed yesterday that the contracts of approximately 150 fixed term employees are expected to end and will not be renewed over the course of the next five months, due to the fact that the production of various product launches has been completed.

Get along and join Foroige in Knocknacarra

Thu, Apr 12, 2012

A new youth club, for young people aged between 12 and 18, is to be set up in Knocknacarra by youth organisation Foróige.

Young people within that age group and their parents are invited to attend the Foróige club registration on Friday April 27 at 7pm at the Knocknacarra Community Rooms adjacent to Joyce’s Supermarket. Club places are limited in numbers for the time being and applicants will be accepted on a first come, first served basis.

A decade of the North Pole Marathon

Thu, Apr 12, 2012

Executing the North Pole Marathon is a difficult logistical exercise.

New Medtronic Customer Innovation Centre to create up to ninety jobs

Thu, Apr 12, 2012

Up to 90 jobs are to be created at Medtronic’s new Customer Innovation Centre, European Commissioner for Research, Innovation, and Science Máire Geoghegan-Quinn confirmed yesterday as she turned the first sod on the site at Parkmore business park.

Galway hailed the ‘gourmet capital of Ireland’

Thu, Apr 12, 2012

The first Galway Food Festival attracted an estimated 25,000 visitors during the Easter Bank Holiday Weekend. The festival held over 70 individual events at the Festival Village, Fishmarket Square, Spanish Arch and in restaurants and food outlets throughout the city and its environs.

Over 50 restaurants, food outlets and food producers participated in the inaugural Festival and were delighted with the crowds who attended their individual events. The Cookery Demonstrations at the Festival Village were a huge success and full to capacity as were the Children’s Cookery Events and individual in-premise events.

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